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Review of the Jöttnar Asmund jacket for Sidetracked Magazine.

It is the lightest jacket that I have ever owned and initially I was sceptical but having now used it for ski touring where its lightness was brilliant as well as some very wet Cumbrian hill walking I can trust it and I really like it.

I was discussing the jacket yesterday with a friend who bought one for use in all-weather climbing (his job). He’s the kind of bloke who can spend all day outdoors in bitter wind without donning a pair of gloves whilst I’m stood next to him watching the tips of my fingers fall off. I was bemoaning the one small point that I don’t like about the Bergelmir – the lack of hand-warmer pockets – and my friend reminded me that if you do indeed spend all day outdoors, or you’re a seasoned mountaineer, then you don’t use hand-warmers as much as a soft desk-dwelling weekend-warrior like me. Fair point.

I simply love it. It’s warm, waterproof, shower-resistant and is super lightweight and not once has it let me down, and you know what that tagline it’s not just spurious marketing shizzniz, you really do feel like you can tackle a bigger challenge when wearing the right kit, I even found myself planning a Scottish hill walking trip with this on my back!